Which has higher urban population, per capita, Mexico or United States of America?

United States of America, at 0.8019 units per person against 0.8004 units per person in Mexico as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Mexico and United States of America?

0.0015 units per person, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs United States of America: Urban population, per capita

Mexico

0.8004 units per person

in 2025

United States of America

0.8019 units per person

in 2025

Mexico rank

58th

United States of America rank

57th

Urban population, per capita over time

Mexico
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.8019 units per person against 0.8004 units per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0015 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 58th and United States of America ranks 57th of 218 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5452 units per person	0.7192 units per person	0.174 units per person	United States of America
1970s	0.6245 units per person	0.7361 units per person	0.1115 units per person	United States of America
1980s	0.6879 units per person	0.743 units per person	0.0551 units per person	United States of America
1990s	0.7309 units per person	0.77 units per person	0.0391 units per person	United States of America
2000s	0.7608 units per person	0.8001 units per person	0.0393 units per person	United States of America
2010s	0.7723 units per person	0.8052 units per person	0.033 units per person	United States of America
2020s	0.7935 units per person	0.8007 units per person	0.0072 units per person	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Mexico or United States of America?: United States of America, at 0.8019 units per person against 0.8004 units per person in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Mexico and United States of America?: 0.0015 units per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Mexico ranks 58th and United States of America ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.